- Date
- November 1, 1969
- Place
- Orangeville, CA · ORANGEVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8314ZCessna 205
- Status
- Completed · report April 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160739
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3635 69/11/1 ORANGEVILLE,CALIF CESSNA 205 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 450 TIME - 1615 N8314Z PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLACERVILLE,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ALT EST 200-250FT STARTED R CLBG TURN FOLLOWED BY DSCNDG L TURN.BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL.18 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8314Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 205
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Phoenix
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